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Old Republic International Corp. is again making noise about bringing its mortgage insurance subsidiary back to active status, while separating it out from the holding company.

Regardless of whether Congress could act, proponents don’t seem to fully appreciate the potential unintended consequences of a future without Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The delinquency rate for securitized commercial mortgages, which jumped in June, retreated just as quickly in July, falling 26 basis points to 5.49%. It's now only two basis points above its May level.

It's the second multifamily lender to debut in the CRE-CLO market this year, following Greystone, which completed its first deal in March. Like Greystone's deal, this one has a reinvestment period.

Freddie Mac has set a November implementation date for its plan to tighten restrictions on seller-funded down payments.

Shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say a trove of documents they have obtained bolsters their case that the government lied when it decided to take all of the mortgage companies’ profits.

Ellie Mae had second-quarter net income of $18.8 million, a 77% increase over the $10.6 million in the same period last year largely due to a tax accounting change.

Arch Capital Group's mortgage insurance business had second-quarter underwriting income of $184 million, up 343% from the $41.4 million for the same period last year.

The senior tranche of triple-A rated notes to be issued benefits from 38.65% credit enhancement, up over 10 percentage points from 27.25% for the comparable tranche of the sponsor's previous deal.